North and South Flashcards
(9 cards)
Agrarian
A person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests
Cotton Gin
A hand operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Deforestation
The clearing away forests, usually for farming
Industrial revolution
The dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
Push/Pull factors
Something that pulls or pushes people away from an area
Plantation
A large area of privately owned land where crops were grown through the labor of enslaved people or workers lived on the land
Industrialist
A person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry
Innovation
A new idea, method or invention
